Month: October 2017

Mauritius hosts the first meeting of the International Scientific Committee on the Indentured Labour Route, the route taken by Indian immigrants. workers. Delegates from different countries are present. UNESCO and the Indian High Commission support this initiative of the Ministry of Arts and Culture, which aims to shed light on the history of commitment to enhance it.

 

Pris avec la visite du président des Seychelles à Maurice, Pravind Jugnauth n’a eu aucune sortie durant cette dernière semaine. Surtout ayant été omniprésent dans différents endroits durant la fête de Divali. Mais déjà après la séance du Parlement mardi, on prévoit des sorties de Pravind Jugnauth, surtout dans le cadre de la célébration de l’arrivée des travailleurs engagés.

Balance of visible trade Balance of Visible Trade showed a deficit of Rs 7,953 million in August 2017, higher by 0.5% compared to the previous month and by 17.4 % when compared to the corresponding month of 2016.

 

The Ministry of Health will carry a study on the expenses of the health incurred at the expense of the households (Household Out-of-Pocket Expenditure on Health). It will be done in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) under the heading ‘Health’.

The purpose of this study is to gather as much data as possible for the National Health Accounts 2016. Next, the identification and development of financial interventions will be done to improve the delivery of health care in hospitals and health centers.

 

Xavier Luc Duval sera absent du Parlement mardi prochain. Est-ce que les autres députés du PMSD boycotteront ils cette séance?  A  l’heure actuelle, rien n’est encore décidé. Certains députés estiment qu’il faut être présents car il ne faut pas laisser le champ libre au gouvernement, alors que d’autres sont d’opinion qu’ils doivent être solidaires de leur leader. Réponse lundi après-midi.

 

Alors que tout le monde croyait que Raffick Sorefan était déjà nommé Secrétaire Parlementaire Privé (PPS), tel n’est pas encore le cas. Il a occupé  sa place de député mardi. Et au cours de la conférence de presse gouvernementale, Pravind Jugnauth a indiqué qu’il n’y avait pas de nouveau PPS. On parlait de Vikash Oree, mais rien n’est encore décidé. Car il ya des backbenchers du MSM qui sont mécontents.

 

 

Ils étaient nombreux les Mauriciens qui ont suivi les travaux parlementaires. Et lorsque la speaker a quitté la Chambre à 12h22, la télévision a  cessé de retransmettre les travaux. Et cela pendant 80 minutes, soit le temps d’un match de foot de 40 minutes par mi-temps; Et les téléspectateurs ne savaient pas ce qui se passait. A l’intérieur de l’hémicycle, tous les parlementaires sont restés assis et après une quinzaine de minutes quelques-uns ont commencé à déserter leurs sièges pour prendre un peu d’air frais. Et lors la télévision a repris sa retransmission, nombreux ne savaient ce qui s’est réellement passé.

 

Rs 105 million: This is the estimated market value of 7 kg of heroin seized last Friday at the airport of Plaisance. The drugs were concealed in the suitcases of two Kazakhstan nationals. This operation conducted jointly by the anti-drug brigade and customs deparment also allowed the arrest of two Mauritians in a controlled delivery operation.

 

At a Divali celebration on Sunday, at Melrose, Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth spoke of violence against women.

 

“Some men think that women are objects. Some people always behave badly towards women. Some still use violence against women. This is unacceptable”, he said, before calling upon women to “unite to fight this kind of behavior”.

According to him, it is not only men’s awareness, but “women also have a great responsibility to denounce and take action.”

 

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has on Friday instituted criminal proceedings against the former Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam for accepting payments in cash in excess of an amount equivalent to 500,000 rupees, in breach of section 5 of the Financial Intelligence and Anti-Money Laundering Act.

The DPP said during a search carried out at the residence of former Prime Minister on 6 February 2015, huge sums of money in Mauritian and foreign currencies were found in various safes and suitcases. These sums of money were duly secured by the police for the purpose of enquiry. The enquiry has revealed that part of the sums of money secured included 17 individually wrapped bundles of 100,000 US dollars as well as 6 individually wrapped bundles of 1,000,000 Mauritian rupees.

The DPP has furthermore advised the Commissioner of Police to make a written report to the Integrity Reporting Services Agency under section 9(2) of the Good Governance and Integrity Reporting Act and to refer their enquiry to the Mauritius Revenue Authority for possible revenue offences .